On July 14, the US Defense Ministry announced the signing of an agreement by the Command for concluding contracts of the US Army with Lockheed Martin Missile Fire Controls for the supply of M142 HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) launchers for the US Armed Forces and a foreign customer and ensuring their support.

Sudan has created its own version of the Grad multiple launch rocket system. The lightweight version, designated Taka-2, is mounted on the platform of the Unimog all-terrain vehicle.

At the Central Research and Testing Institute named after Karbyshev was shown to the leadership of the engineering troops promising developments of the domestic industry.

According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, among such novelties were means of searching for explosive objects.

In Russia and abroad, there is considerable interest in the modular unloading system — MRS) - a novelty from the Group 99 company, which is part of the Kalashnikov Group of Companies.

The audience will not be able to get to the Main Naval Parade on July 25 in St. Petersburg. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the head of Rospotrebnadzor in the Northern capital, Natalia Bashketova.

The superstructure for the project 20386 Mercury corvette was delivered from the Sredne-Nevsky Shipbuilding Plant (SNSZ) to the Northern Shipyard (both enterprises are part of the USC).

Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the parade of the Navy, which will be held in St. Petersburg. This was announced on Wednesday, July 21, by the press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov.

Two missile frigates of the Vietnamese Navy will take part in the parade of ships on the day of the Navy in Vladivostok, the press service of the Pacific Fleet (TOPF) reports.

According to the corporation, the potential objects of application of the created demonstrator can be high-speed small vessels for various purposes, including traveling, rescue and patrol

The United Engine Corporation (UEC, part of the Rostec State Corporation) is developing a hybrid power plant (GSU) designed for various vessels. This was reported to TASS during the MAKS-2021 air show in the UEC.

Two Tu-160s performed a planned flight over the waters of the Barents and Norwegian Seas, at some stages they were accompanied by Norwegian F-16s, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

According to him, in case of aggression against any of the CSTO members, consultations will be held to determine response measures

Moscow is ready to exchange with the United States information received through them about the situation "on the ground" in Afghanistan

Russia has not offered the United States to use its bases in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in the context of the situation in Afghanistan, but is ready to exchange data received through them about what is happening "on the ground" in this country, received through its military bases in the region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Interfax on Wednesday.

The United States called the main obstacles to the development of weapons in Russia. This was written by experts of the American research corporation RAND in their report.

The events of the upcoming International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021 "will be held under the motto"Artificial Intelligence-technology of the 21st century".

The joint military exercise of the Russian Federation and Uzbekistan will be held in the area bordering Afghanistan from July 30 to August 10, the press service of the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Tuesday.

In the Leningrad Region, servicemen of the Keletsko-Berlin Artillery Brigade of the Combined Arms Army of the Western Military District (ZVO) began live firing from closed firing positions at targets simulating enemy fortifications and armored structures.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted to the State Duma a bill allowing to increase the term of service of marshals, army generals and fleet admirals.

The Federal Security Service has published a draft order of the director of the FSB, which contains a special list of unclassified information prohibited for transfer to foreign states. The list includes information that is not related to state secrets, but which may harm the interests of Russia. The draft order is posted on the official portal of legal information.

Russia and the United States are expected to hold consultations on strategic stability on July 28, The Hill reports. "It is expected that US and Russian officials will meet on July 28 to hold the first dialogue on strategic stability at the negotiations on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons..." the newspaper notes.

The Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear – Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), L. Zerbo, met with the head of the Special Control Service, Deputy Head of the 12th Main Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Colonel Igor Tokarev, in Moscow.